AP News, August 13th, 2007
"Rush Hour 3" worked up some box-office velocity, debuting with $49.1 million to lead the weekend.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC are:
1. "Rush Hour 3," New Line, $49,100,158, 3,778 locations, $12,996 average, $49,100,158, one week.
2. "The Bourne Ultimatum," Universal, $32,879,125, 3,686 locations, $8,920 average, $131,552,425, two weeks.
3. "The Simpsons Movie," Fox, $11,269,651, 3,552 locations, $3,173 average, $152,381,993, three weeks.
4. "Stardust," Paramount, $9,169,779, 2,540 locations, $3,610 average, $9,169,779, one week.
5. "Hairspray," New Line, $6,396,666, 2,805 locations, $2,280 average, $92,139,670, four weeks.
6. "Underdog," Disney, $6,352,377, 3,013 locations, $2,108 average, $24,643,289, two weeks.
7. "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," Universal, $5,877,915, 2,799 locations, $2,100 average, $103,777,170, four weeks.
8. "Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix," Warner Bros., $5,432,130, 2,585 locations, $2,101 average, $272,047,388, five weeks.
9. "No Reservations," Warner Bros., $3,855,029, 2,053 locations, $1,878 average, $32,025,018, three weeks.
10. "Daddy Day Camp," Sony, $3,402,678, 2,332 locations, $1,459 average, $4,887,285, one week.
11. "Transformers," Paramount, $3,236,060, 1,803 locations, $1,795 average, $302,869,658, six weeks.
12. "Becoming Jane," Miramax, $2,902,117, 601 locations, $4,829 average, $4,502,593, two weeks.
13. "Ratatouille," Disney, $2,373,416, 1,835 locations, $1,293 average, $193,415,480, seven weeks.
14. "Hot Rod," Paramount, $2,223,876, 2,607 locations, $853 average, $11,016,352, two weeks.
15. "Bratz," Lionsgate, $1,420,336, 1,509 locations, $941 average, $7,566,705, two weeks.
16. "El Cantante," Picturehouse, $1,401,148, 537 locations, $2,609 average, $5,579,231, two weeks.
17. "Skinwalkers," Lionsgate, $753,520, 745 locations, $1,011 average, $753,520, one week.
18. "Live Free Or Die Hard," Fox, $685,463, 503 locations, $1,363 average, $131,888,585, seven weeks.
19. "Talk to Me," Focus, $401,942, 193 locations, $2,083 average, $3,509,574, five weeks.
20. "Chak De India," Yash Raj Films, $351,887, 62 locations, $5,676 average, $351,887, one week.
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Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a joint venture of General Electric Co. and Vivendi Universal; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Classics are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros., New Line, Warner Independent and Picturehouse are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.
